# Bernie Satrom

Bernie Satrom is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 12.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 12
- Serving since: 2016-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3f885f7e-14b0-4ee7-b1fd-71ddbd72c539

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3f885f7e-14b0-4ee7-b1fd-71ddbd72c539 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Satrom sits at +0.08 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 90% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.08 (standard error 0.01), from 3 donors and 586 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 10% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 93.0% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 76% (79%). 78 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-04 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1628 · HB 1628 AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12-60-24, subdivision lll of subsection 3 of section 19-03.1-05, and chapter… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1628/
- 2026-09-04 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2408 · SB 2408 A BILL for an Act to create and enact subdivision lll of subsection 3 of section 19-03.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the… · fail · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2408/
- 2026-09-04 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2407 · SB 2407 AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the state historical society for the North Dakota military museum project; to amend and reenact section… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2407/
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1628 · HB 1628 AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12-60-24, subdivision lll of subsection 3 of section 19-03.1-05, and chapter… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1628/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2402 · SB 2402 AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 43-15 and a new subsection to section 43-48-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2402/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2403 · SB 2403 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 6-09-47 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a medical facility emergency operating loan program under… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2403/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2401 · SB 2401 AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12-60-24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2401/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2404 · SB 2404 AN ACT to provide appropriations to the information technology department and public service commission; to provide contingent loan authorization; and… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2404/
- 2026-01-22 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1621 · HB 1621 AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 15.1-21-01 and section 15.1-21-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to requiring the… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1621/
- 2026-01-22 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1622 · HB 1622 AN ACT to create and enact chapter 43-17.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the physician assistant licensure compact; to amend and… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1622/

## Legislation (ND 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 29. 86.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota House 60.8%; rank 8 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 3030: A concurrent resolution to strengthen the sister-state relations between the State of North Dakota and Taiwan and to reaffirm support for Taiwan's… (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HCR3030/
- HB 1489: AN ACT to create and enact chapter 14-07.7 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to civil protection orders; to amend and reenact sections 11-15-32 and… (became law, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1489/
- HB 1311: AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study, relating to volunteer emergency responder recruitment and retention. (became law, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1311/
- HB 1241: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-10-03.1 and 39-21-26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to class B authorized emergency vehicles and special… (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1241/
- HB 1313: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 12.1-32-02 and subdivision h of subsection 5 of section 39-08-01 of the North Dakota Century Code,… (became law, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1313/
- HB 1330: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 21-10-07.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the prudent investor rule. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1330/
- HB 1308: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 54-12-33 and 54-12-33.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to duties of the human trafficking commission and… (became law, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1308/
- HB 1312: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 15.1-09-02, 15.1-09-08, 15.1-09-17 and 15.1-09-22, subsection 1 of section 15.1-09-30, sections 16.1-04-01,… (in committee, 2025-01-27) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1312/
- HB 1347: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 27-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to district court supervised treatment programs approved… (became law, 2025-03-31) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1347/
- HB 1319: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 21-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a legacy fund disclosure website. (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1319/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,350 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ndlegis.gov/biography/bernie-satrom
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bernie.satrom
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernie-satrom-b8250420/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3f885f7e-14b0-4ee7-b1fd-71ddbd72c539